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The grocery cart divide: How rural and urban America sort themselves
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (224+ words) What people search for, eat and wear maps the rural-urban split almost as cleanly as the ballot does. This story was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories, visit dailyyonder.com. We hear constantly…...
More than half the homes in east Omaha have unsafe lead levels. That doesn???t mean the EPA will clean them up.
18+ hour, 46+ min ago (1038+ words) The EPA hasn’t reevaluated its cleanup guidelines for homes in a residential Superfund site in Omaha in 17 years, despite research showing that even small amounts of lead can cause IQ loss in children and heart attacks in adults. This article…...
???A long time coming???: Omaha singer???s opera set to debut??? and possibly join elite company
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1262+ words) Carole Jeanpierre had to overcome a string of tragedies and adversity as a Black woman in a white art form to bring “Noalia” to the stage. The self-authored opera marks an achievement matched by few contemporary artists. When Carole Jeanpierre…...
July 31: Benson BID focuses on board recruitment, safety and district improvement projects
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (290+ words) Omaha Documenters is a program that empowers citizens to actively participate in local governance by documenting public meetings. This initiative enhances transparency and accountability by making critical information accessible to the community, fostering informed public discourse, and promoting civic engagement....
???These kids are just on the loose???: E-scooters, e-bikes add new hazard on the street
5+ day, 59+ min ago (1701+ words) Across Omaha and Nebraska, concerns have been heightened among parents, law enforcement and policymakers. Following the death of a Bennington boy, many agree something needs to change. Jack Shotbolt was driving through his west Omaha neighborhood in early June when…...
The SBH Review: Shredders is a trip down memory lane. This trip involves pizza.
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (862+ words) Customers sometimes have to line up outside the restaurant, in Omaha’s Countryside Village, to get a table. Sometimes, the nostalgia a bite of food conjures is as strong as the flavor of the food itself. Though that might seem kind…...
Lead contamination is still a problem in Omaha. Why is the city cleaning up some yards and not others?
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1079+ words) After our tests showed many yards still contain toxic lead after remediation, the city’s response to residents has been inconsistent. Some received additional testing and cleanup, while others were denied. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in…...
The EPA doesn???t typically retest homes in the country???s largest residential lead Superfund site. So we did.
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (791+ words) The Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha and found toxic levels of lead in soil throughout — including in yards that the EPA remediated years ago. Here’s how we did it. This article was…...
The EPA heralds its Omaha cleanup as a success. But we found many yards still have toxic levels of lead.
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1816+ words) The agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show that many yards still have harmful levels of lead. This…...
July 27: Ralston School Board reviews summer programs, communication efforts and AI policy
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (244+ words) Omaha Documenters is a program that empowers citizens to actively participate in local governance by documenting public meetings. This initiative enhances transparency and accountability by making critical information accessible to the community, fostering informed public discourse, and promoting civic engagement....